The larger animals are grazing excess vegetation, trees are sometimes uprooted and controlled burning is carried out occasionally, to give the sandy heath a chance.
While both biological and reciprocal altruism are observed in other animals, our species' complex social behaviors take these raw materials much farther.
They recognize that humans, humanoids, and animals need food and shelter, and don't begrudge them the right to hunt or practice agriculture if they do so responsibly.
